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OTTO JANKE, OF ST'. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JOHN L.NELLE, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 518,546, dated April1'7, 1894. Application filed December 18, 1893. Serial No. 493.952- (NOmodem To tzr/ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, OTTO JANKE, of the city of St. Louis, in the Stateof Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement 1nCane-Rifles, ot' which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

My invention relates to a tire-arm in the form ot' a walking stick orcane and adapted for use as such, in addition to being adapted forconvenient and ready use as a tire arm, and my invention consists infeatures of novelty hereinafter fully described and pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the drawingsz-Figure I shows a s'lde elevation of theentire cane rifle. Fig. I I 1s a similar View of the handle end of therifle, showing the position of the parts when cooking the rifle. Fig.III is a longitudinal sectlon through the lock and cartridge chamber ofthe barrel, and shows the rifle cocked. Fig. IV is a similar section toFig. III, showing the position of the parts immediately after tiring.Fig. V is a transverse section on the line VV, of Fig. III. Fig. VIshows a section, on line VI-VI, ot'v Fig. I, of the end of the barrel,with the spring clip plug in position to protect the end of the barrel.Fig. VII is a section through the cartridge holder, taken on lineVII--VII of Fig. XIII. Fig. VIII is a front view of the cartridge holderclosed; and Fig. IX is a front View of the cartridge holder open. Fig. Xis a transverse section through the lock, on line XII-XII, of Fig. XII.Fig. XI is a transverse section on line XI-XI, of Fig. XII. Fig. XII isa View showing the slip joint and key of the cooking mechanism for therifle. Fig. XIII is ahorizontal section through the chamber of therilie, and shows a top view of the cartridge holder closed. Fig. XIV isa side view of the cartridge holder open. Fig. XV is a section of thebarrel extending back of the cartridge chamber, and shows the slot intowhich the key on the cartridge holder locks.

l is the rifle barrel of any suitable caliber, and of such length that,with the balance ot' the parts, the cane is of the customary length.This barrel is covered by a veneering 2, also oi' any suitable material.At the lowerl end of the barrel there is a ferrule 3 placed, and toprotect the end of the barrel, a spring-clip plug, et, shown clearly inFig. VI, is inserted in the end of the barrel. When it is desired to rethe ritle, this plug is removed by simply pulling it out. At the backend of the barrel there is ajoint 5, which comes between the cartridgechamber and the lock section of the ride. A reduced portion 7 on thislock section fits into an enlargement of the cartridge chamber in thebarrel section, and forms the cartridge holder. It is constructed in theform ofa hollowcylinder having a small groove reamed out in it a shortdistance from the end into which the rim of the cartridge ts. Half ofthe cylinder in front of this groove is hinged, so that it can be swungback from the other half, as is more clearly shown in Figs. IX and XIV.Just back of this groove is the breech block 9, containing a slidingtiring pin 10. On one side of this cartridge holder, there is a smallkey 11, which fits into a bayonet slot l2 in the extension of the riflebarrel, and when the parts are brought together, the lock section isgiven a slight turn to the right, and the parts will be firmly heldtogether.

To load the rille, the two sections are grasped in the hand, the locksection turned a little to the left, and the parts drawn apart. Thehinged lip of the cartridge holder is then raised, as shown in Fig. XIV,and a cartridge placed inthe lower half of the holder; the hinged lip isthen'closed down; the parts are then brought together; the key ll beingslid into the slot 12, a short turn to the right then locks the twoparts of the ril-le together, and it is ready to be cocked and tired.

The tube 13 which forms the cartridge holder extends a distance to therear of the breech block, and into the rear end of this tube there isscrewed a tube le, which is of smaller bore. Through the bore of thesetwo tubes there extends a plunger 15, having a head 16 in the tube 13,and a head 17 back of the tube 14. Around the plunger and within thetube 13 is a coiled spring 18. The tube 14 being of just sufcient boreto permit the plunger to pass through it, the spring is coniined betweenthe end of the tube le andthe plunger head 16. To cock the rifle, it isnecessary that the plunger 15 should'be drawn IOO I Y side of the joint23, the handle is pulled backas far back as the spiral spring 18 willpermit, as shown in Fig. III. This is accomplished in the followingmanner. Around the tube 14 is placed asliding errule 19, having a closedhead at the upper end, through which the plunger 15 extends, and back ofwhich is the plunger head 17. This ferrule is secured within the handleof the cane. In the sides of this ferrule there are two bayonet slots2l, and on the tube 14 there are two corresponding keys 22, which slidein the slots 21. These slots have at their upper ends a small turn tothe left, asis clearly shown in Fig. XII. To cock the rifle, the handleis given a short turn to the left, and grasping the cane at either ward,the ferrule 19, moving with the handle, draws the plunger by the head 17back to the position shown in Fig. III. Fig. Il shows the position ofthe cane when the handle is so drawn back. The trigger catches theplunger in this position, and holds it, and the handle ot the cane isshoved down to its normal position, given a turn to the right, whichlocks it, and holds the entire cane firmly together. The trigger orreleasing mechanism consists in a small block 24, which slides in anopening made transversely through the tube 14. This block has a holethrough the center of it, through which the plunger l5 passes, and onthe upper side of the block there is a small pin 25, which projects intothe hole in the said block. From the lower side of the block thereextends a push button 26, extending through the covering or veneer onthe outside of the cane. There is also a notch 27 in the plunger 15.This notch is so placed that when the plunger is drawn back to compressthe spring 1S, it will be immediately opposite the pin 25 of the triggerblock. This pin drops into the notch 27 by the force of a fiat spring 28secured to the tube 14, and pressing on the back of the sliding block24.

The rifie is now loaded and cocked. To tire, it is necessary to tirstremove the spring clip plug 4, then press the push button 26 until thecatch pin 25 releases the plunger, which is impelled forward by thespring 1.8, and the plunger head 16 drives the iiringpin into thecartridge, which' explodes.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination in a cane rilie, of a riliebarrel, separable from the section containing the breech block, and thecartridge holder formed on the breech-block section with the hinged liparranged to close around the cartridge;siibstantial1y as described.

2. The combination, in a ride cane, of the barrel-section separable fromthe breechblock-section, the plunger 15, the tubes 13 and 14, in whichthe plunger operates, the lower end of the tube 13 being closed by thebreech block 9, containing the firing pin 10, and said tube 13, forwardof the breech block 9,being chambered out to receive the cartridge andprovided with the hinged lip 8, which closes over the cartridge andforms with the part 7, an extractor for the shell; substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, in a rifle cane, of a barrel-section, a breech-blockand lock section separable from the barrel section, and secured theretoby a bayonet catch,the plunger 15, having the scar catch 27, the slidingferrule 19 for drawing back said plunger 15, the transversely slidingtrigger bloch 24, through which the plunger l5 passes, provided with thecatch-piu 25, and push button 27, and operated by the dat spring 2S, andthe cartridge holder inade with the hinged lip 8 for inclosing theshell; all substantially as described.

OTTO JANKE. In presence of A. M. EBERsoLE, CLARA G. EDWARDS.

